今天的航天企业家与一个世纪前的先驱飞行者之间的共同点显而易见。
The parallels between today's space entrepreneurs and the pioneers of flight a century ago are hard to ignore.
“环球飞行者”号抵达机场时，福塞特用了小降落伞来延缓飞机降落的速度。
As GlobalFlyer approached the airport, Fossett deployed small parachutes to slow the craft down.
即使没有使滑翔机保持上升的热气流，这种飞行方式依然可以让飞行者在空中飞上个十几分钟。
This usually grants a hang glider a good ten-minute flight back down to Earth, even if there are no rising thermals to help keep the craft aloft.
“环球飞行者”号是Scaled联合公司去年生产的，这家公司还设计开发了世界上第一艘民用载人飞船“太空飞船一号”。
GlobalFlyer was built by Scaled Composites, the same firm that designed and launched the world's first civilian manned spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, last year.
尽管“环球飞行者”号成功归航，但它在飞行途中也遭遇过黑暗的时刻。
Despite the successful homecoming, the GlobalFlyer encountered dark moments during its flight.
1903年12月17日，莱特兄弟驾驶自己制造的第一架飞机“飞行者1号”，在美国北卡罗莱纳州的基蒂霍克海滩，进行了首次有动力驱动的持续飞行。
On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers embarked on the first sustained, heavier-than-air, man-powered flight aboard the Wright Flyer.
兴高采烈的人群聚集在“环球飞行者”号和这位60岁高龄的驾驶员身边，见证这一壮举载入世界记录。近年来，对福塞特来说，这几乎已是见惯不惊了。
A cheering crowd gathered to usher the GlobalFlyer and its 60-year-old pilot into the record books, something that has become almost routine for Fossett in recent years.
在不到一代的时间里，飞行已成为许多旅行者的出行方式。
Within a generation, flight has become the method used by many travellers.
而利用页面顶部的滑动条，旅行者可以根据航班时间、飞行时间以及转机次数来对搜索结果进行过滤。
And, sliders at the top of the display enable travelers to filter results by flight times, flight durations and number of stops.
萨加门多和旧金山湾区的航班被推迟或者取消了，空中旅行者也只能眼睁睁看着飞行计划搁浅。
Air travelers saw their flight plans put on hold when airlines delayed or canceled flights in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.
除了足够富有外，潜在的月球旅行者还要花一定的时间接受飞行任务训练，而且必须达到一定的健康要求。
Aside from wealth, potential moon travelers will need time to train for the mission and must meet health requirements.
第二遥远的是先驱者10号，距离太阳约有154亿千米，不过它和航行者1号是向着太阳系的两个方向飞行的。
Next most distant, Pioneer 10 is about 15.4 billion kilometers from the Sun, though on the opposite side of the solar system from Voyager 1.
明年，旅行者可能会离开家门前往更远的地方——超过23%的受访者表示，他们希望以与飞行距离更近的航班相同的价格，购买更长途航班的机票。
Travellers may be going further afield next year as well – more than 23 percent said they look to buy a longer flight for the same price as one nearer to home.
廉价航空公司扩大了乘客数量，现在这些越来越有经验的旅行者想得到的更多不是服务，而是飞行的舒适感，即便机票费用高昂。
The budget airlines expanded the customer base and now those increasingly experienced travellers want, not so much more service, but more comfort, even at a higher price.
现在“旅行者1号”已到进入了恒星际空间，是迄今为止在宇宙中飞行距离最远的人造探测器，而它的“双胞胎兄弟”“旅行者2号”也紧随其后。
Voyager 1, now in interstellar space, is the most distant man-made object in the universe, and Voyager 2 is not far behind.
现在“旅行者1号”已到进入了恒星际空间，是迄今为止在宇宙中飞行距离最远的人造探测器，而它的“双胞胎兄弟”“旅行者2号”也紧随其后。
Voyager 1, now in interstellar space, is the most distant man-made object in the universe, and Voyager 2 is not far behind.
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